Word: spiel
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...keeps his eyes on the camera, brow slightly furrowed, his entire goateed face animated as he dives into an investigatory spiel about the integrity of the Harvard shuttle bus service...
...sales rep stationed at the front door of the Kroger supermarket in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, knew a family of attractive marks when she saw one. Here was a nice-looking young couple with their cooing newborn in the shopping cart: perfect targets for a high-speed spiel. "Have you had a family portrait yet? We're running a special deal this week, one 10 by 13-inch portrait, a $60 value, right now for just $8. Oh, the baby's so cute. Can I sign...
...says that before he started CAing, the only guidance, academic or otherwise, that he received was when math department heads “explicitly told me not to sleep with my students.” Anthony Varilly ’03, a CA for Math 113, got the same spiel. “There is very little CA training in the math department. But it was made very clear to us that relationships with students are strictly forbidden,” he says. Last semester Varilly was assigned to CA his roommate. He asked Preceptor in Mathematics John D. Boller...
...Kaiser Family Foundation, 61% said they had received meals, tickets to events or free travel from drug reps. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PHRMA) now discourages entertainment outings as well as "dine and dash" or "gas and go" events, where sales reps deliver their 60-second spiel to doctors who line up for free takeout or a tank of gas. The group recommends giving only educational items valued at $100 or less...
...weren’t Christian—the son of a rabbi, for instance—had been born into some semblance of religion and had either pursued faith on their own or at the urgings of their family. When it came time for me to give my spiel, I found myself strangely fumbling for the right terms. “I’m probably the least religious person here,” I said sheepishly, not mentioning that “least” is probably better represented by “not.” More than...